Sino-Tibetan languages
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Sino-Tibetan languages
Redefining History: Ghosts, Spirits, and Human Society in P'u Sung-lin...
Chang, Chun-Shu, Chang, Shelley Hsueh-Lun
Hardcover. An intimate examination of early Ch'ing China Num Pages: 378 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472108220
- ISBN
- 9780472108220
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.47€ 85.11
€ 94.47
€ 85.11
Hardcover. An insightful look into contemporary Chinese avant-garde fiction and the problem of Chinese postmodernity Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 600.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472112418
- ISBN
- 9780472112418
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.93
€ 119.93
Hardcover. Series: Michigan Monographs in Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 535.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- U OF M CENTER FOR CHINESE STUDIES
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892641109
- ISBN
- 9780892641109
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.65€ 55.78
€ 60.65
€ 55.78
Hardcover. The first resource of its kind in a Western language. Series: Michigan Monographs in Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- U OF M CENTER FOR CHINESE STUDIES
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892641383
- ISBN
- 9780892641383
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.98€ 63.87
€ 69.98
€ 63.87
Paperback. Promotes practical use of language skills in everyday settings. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; CJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 281 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- U OF M CENTER FOR CHINESE STUDIES
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892641406
- ISBN
- 9780892641406
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.32
€ 23.99
€ 21.32
paperback. A collection of early twentieth-century vernacular poetry that foreshadows the emergence of the modern Chinese nation. Translator(s): Batt, Herbert; Zitner, Sheldon. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; 3JJ; DCQ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773547667
- ISBN
- 9780773547667
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Condition: New
€ 35.54
€ 35.54
Paperback. At around the same time that Aristotle was active in ancient Greece, many students in China, including Sun Tzu, were learning the techniques of persuasion from Guiguzi, "the Master of the Ghost Valley". In "Guiguzi," China's First Treatise on Rhetoric, Hui Wu and C. Jan Swearingen present a new critical translation of this foundational work. Series: Landmarks in Rhetoric & Public Address. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809335268
- ISBN
- 9780809335268
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Condition: New
€ 57.09€ 52.74
€ 57.09
€ 52.74
Paperback. A historical-textual study about transformations of the aesthetics of the sublime - the literary and aesthetic quality of greatness under duress - from early English Romanticism to the New Poetry Movement in twentieth-century China. Series: Comparative Cultural Studies Series. Num Pages: 198 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557535764
- ISBN
- 9781557535764
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.51
€ 44.99
€ 37.51
Hardcover. An expansion of the "ABC Chinese-English Dictionary", this alphabetically ordered dictionary of Chinese contains over 196,000 entries. Editor(s): DeFrancis, John. Series: ABC Chinese Dictionary Series. Num Pages: 1464 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; 2GDC; CBDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 261 x 193 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1952.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Hawai'i Press United States
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 1464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824827663
- ISBN
- 9780824827663
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.43€ 52.38
€ 52.43
€ 52.38
Hardback. This is the first book to concentrate not only on the triumph of the vernacular in modern China but also on the critical role of the rise of the vernacular in world literature, invoking parallel cases from countries throughout Europe and Asia. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBH5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230109391
- ISBN
- 9780230109391
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Condition: New
€ 64.03
€ 64.03
Hardback. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2GDC; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792305002
- ISBN
- 9780792305002
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 245.67
€ 245.67
Hardback. Presents a unified theory of aspect as a parameter of universal grammar. The text provides syntactic, semantic and pragmatic approaches to a single domain, as well as linguistic analysis of five languages with very different aspectual systems: French, English, Russian, Mandarin Chinese and Navajo. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 490 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ADF; 2AGR; 2GDC; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 868.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 490
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792311362
- ISBN
- 9780792311362
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 250.67
€ 250.67
Hardback. A detailed linguistic analysis of a large body of aphasic Chinese natural speech data. This work describes how the major aphasia syndromes are manifest in Chinese, a language which differs significantly from languages upon which traditional aphasia theory is based. Series: Studies in Theoretical Psycholinguistics. Num Pages: 324 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2GDC; CFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1460.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792324669
- ISBN
- 9780792324669
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Condition: New
€ 194.28
€ 194.28
Hardback. This work is an introduction to the "state of the art" of Chinese linguistics, focusing especially on developments since the 1970s. It addresses both traditional and current theoretical research, as well as areas that represent newly cultivated frontiers in cognitive science. Editor(s): Huang, C. T. James; Li, Yen-hui Audrey. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 394 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2GDC; CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792338673
- ISBN
- 9780792338673
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 248.90
€ 248.90
Hardback. Presents a unified theory of aspect within Universal Grammar. This title combines syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic approaches to a single domain, and offers linguistic analyses of five languages with very different aspectual systems: English, French, Mandarin Chinese, Navajo and Russian. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 372 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ADF; 2AGR; 2GDC; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 708.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 1997
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792346579
- ISBN
- 9780792346579
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 248.44
€ 248.44
Hardback. This work deals with a number of constructions in Mandarin Chinese which involve the main verb and the material following it, like the object NPs, resultative phrases, durative expressions and other elements. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2GDCM; CFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1180.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792354628
- ISBN
- 9780792354628
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Condition: New
€ 128.32
€ 128.32
Hardback. Provides a resource for the critical discussion of issues in learning to read Chinese from a child acquisition perspective. It features combined contributions from researchers in Asian studies, linguistics, psycholinguistics, psychology, reading and education. Editor(s): Li, Wenling; Gaffney, Janet S.; Packard, Jerome L. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2GDC; CFDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792375432
- ISBN
- 9780792375432
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.89
€ 128.89
Hardback. Tracking ideas of the child in Chinese society across the twentieth century, Kate Foster places fictional children within the story of the nation in a study of tropes and themes which range from images of strength and purity to the murderous and amoral. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137310972
- ISBN
- 9781137310972
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Condition: New
€ 65.01
€ 65.01
Hardcover. Chinese Discourse Studies presents an innovative and systematic approach to discourse and communication in contemporary China. Incorporating Chinese philosophy and theory, it offers not only a distinct cultural paradigm in the field, but also a culturally sensitive and effective tool for studying Chinese discourses. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2GDC; CFB; CFGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137365033
- ISBN
- 9781137365033
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Condition: New
€ 64.35
€ 64.35
Hardcover. This innovative collection explores the life stories of Chinese women and men between the seventeenth and twenty-first centuries. It draws on both biographical and autobiographical narratives and on perspectives taken from life writing theory to ask how lives were lived and written within and against the rules of the auto/biographical game. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBD; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 168 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137368560
- ISBN
- 9781137368560
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.93
€ 64.93